The Runik ocarina is the oldest
ocarina
The ocarina (otherwise known as a potato flute) is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the bo ...
found in
Europe
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. It was found in the village of
Runik,
Skenderaj
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,
Kosovo
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. It dates back to at least 8000 years ago, and it is the earliest prehistoric musical instrument ever recorded in Kosovo and the Balkans.
[PERONO CACCIAFOCO, Francesco. (2019). A Prehistoric 'Little Goose': A New Etymology for the Word 'Ocarina'. Analele Universitatii din Craiova - Seria Stiinte Filologice. 41. 356-369. ]
References
Early musical instruments
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